2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Western Africa
Western Africa: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 62.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Western Africa, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 62.4 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Western Africa peaked at 62.4 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.4 %, in 2015.
That places Western Africa 3rd out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 39.4 % | — |
| 2016 | 42.2 % | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 45 % | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 47.5 % | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 51 % | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 55.5 % | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 58.9 % | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 60.9 % | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 61.9 % | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 62.4 % | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.02 % | 39.4 % | 51 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 59.92 % | 55.5 % | 62.4 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 81.7 % compare
- 1 South Sudan 88.8 % compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 88.5 % compare
- 3 Haiti 85.5 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 56.3 % compare
- 4 Malawi 82.7 % compare
- 5 Afghanistan 82 % compare
- 5 Melanesia 53.9 % compare
- 6 Liberia 79.9 % compare
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- Sheep — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0.4184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing -2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production, annual growth rate -0.9422 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Western Africa?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Western Africa was 62.4 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4 % in 2015.
- How does Western Africa rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Western Africa ranks 3rd out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.